Lookin’ a little different ’round here! I am still working out some kinks and trying to get the blog more organized, but a HUGE thanks goes out to Seth from Boy Meets Food for jazzing my site up.

I know you must be thinking… ‘another boring red velvet cake recipe?’

Not quite.

I can assure you that is one of the best red velvet cakes I have ever had. In fact, it is the best. And it is pretty simple, too.

This recipe comes from a family friend who is famous for this red velvet cake. We have dubbed her ‘Pretty Patty,’ because . . . well, she is gorgeous and just the sweetest soul. She is also an incredible baker. She is probably one of the people who has influenced my love of baking.

She has made this cake for all of our birthdays, graduation parties, and other spectacular events. ‘Round these parts, our graduation parties were larger than my wedding. Which was large.

Does that make us trashy? Maybe. But we know how to party.

I love the color of the batter. It compliments my love of glitter and sparkles.

I guess it could also make me appear flaky and immature. Either way, pink batter makes me happy. And it stains my hands.

My first 3 attempts at this cake failed miserably. It was actually pretty humorous – one day I will share the photos. Luckly, I have learned to calm my drama-queen attitude down.

I now leave the drama queen behavior up to my husband. He has mastered that art.

I used 2 mini cake pans – about 4 inches around. This way, we had a cute, tiny cake to eat, and I was able to fit into my pants the next few days. Thank goodness for small pans.

5 layers of pure deliciousness. Amazing…

Cream cheese frosting is the only icing that I truly love. I don’t think a red velvet cake is complete without cream cheese frosting.

Neither is my life. That’s why I eat it so often.

My friend, Caitlin, has never had red velvet cake. Caitlin, this is a sin. Come over now so I can fatten you up.

WHOA I LOVE YOUR SITE!! and your pics of yourself are beautiful! where have you been hiding?!?!

this cake looks almost as godo as your new blog LOL :) just kidding it IS as good!! cream cheese frosting to me is pure foodgasm. I love it on anything and its so dangerous I could eat a whole tub of the stuff!

I can’t be on the right site…I can be…*screams* I AM! Omgosh, it looks great! The cake and the new blog look. :) Especially if you like pink. :P Pink’s okay for me as long as it’s not on me. Too girly for me. :D

The site looks beautiful! And wow that cake looks incredible. I’ve never had red velvet before and it is so pretty! Did you ever see Steel Magnolias when they have that Armadillo cake with the red velvet inside? Hilarious!

Oooh, ain’t nothin wrong with loving pink cake batter! red velvet is one of my faves…oh who am I kidding, CAKE in general is one of my faves, especially with lots of yummy frosting! I love the new look–it seems very “you.” I saw on April’s comments that you had tried carb cycling before. I am very curious to know how it worked for you and how you implemented it into your diet. I am not sure if I’m going to do it myself, but I think the concept is very interesting! Thanks lady! xoxo

I only “discovered” red velvet cake about a year ago, when I finally tried some at Christmas. It was love at first bite. I have heard they can be tricky to make at home, something about the vinegar being difficult to work with? Anyway, your photos are gorgeous. I probably won’t try this at home (red food die + my poor baking skills = asking for trouble), you can invite me over to be your sampler any day ;)

My husband is a huge fan of red velvet cake, but I haven’t been able to eat it for years. It’s all the fault of one of my dad’s patients. She was the sweetest little old lady and she made him a Christmas Tree shaped cake one year when I was in elementary school. It looked so pretty, and then we all had some and it just REEKED of cigarette smoke. Yuck! We had to throw it out, and I’ve never had any since then! But perhaps I should try it again…

I really want to try this recipe and I’m a novice when it comes to baking, how did you make this cake exactly? Did you bake a few pans worth of the batter to layer it then between the layers apply the icing? Thanks!

Do you know approximately how many people this recipe “feeds”? I was pointed towards this recipe from Jenna at eatliverun when I asked for a red velvet recipe. It looks delish! I’m going to need to make it bigger though, can I just double or even triple the recipe? Or would anything not be completely doubled?

Hi Jen! You should be able to get 2 8-inch cakes out of that recipe, but I would probably go with a 9 x 13 cake pan and frost it. I think you may get more out of it that way. I honestly can’t say if you should try doubling it. Red velvet can be very tricky with the whole vinegar, baking soda thing. Do you have time to do a trial run before you make it? How many are you looking to feed? I’d say in a 9 x 13 pan this would probably feed 10-12? Depending on how you cut the slices.

Thanks so much for your quick response! I think I may try making two separate batches, and making two 9 x 13 cakes & then layering them. The vinegar/baking soda thing does scare me a little. ha. I’ll let you know how it goes!

Jessica — March 10th, 2011 @ 3:23 pm

Good luck! Just be really patient and take your time. This recipe has been passed down through my family for years so I know it works 100%, though sometimes I still have a major red velvet fail. Let me know! :)

AMAZING!!! After many failed attempts at baking this cake, I figured I’ed give it one last try. I looked over at my husband and said “babe if this one doesn’t come out right I’m done, I’ll never try it again!” So as I jump up and down in my kitchen.. I did it & It came out perfect!!! Thank you so much for the recipe Jessica & thanks to Pretty Patty for sharing it with you!! <3

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I’m Jessica and this is where I share my stuff. You will find a balance of healthy recipes, comfort food and indulgent desserts.

I am madly, passionately, inexplicably in love with food. Bacon makes me beam. Chocolate makes me shout from the rooftops with joy. Vegetables and I are the best of frenemies. My perfect world would include none of them.
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